Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Bronx	Ny	RIVERDALE AUTO COLLISION, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was wiping down the inside of a car door. The door shut on the employee's right index finger, causing an amputation to the finger.
2021-11-16	Bronx	Ny	BronxCare Health System	Multiple body parts	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Two employees were working with a combative patient. The patient struck and kicked one of the employees, injuring his face, neck, left ankle, and left upper arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-12	Bronx	Ny	BACO ENTERPRISES, INC.	Hip(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee was standing at his desk. A forklift operator made a sharp turn and struck the employee, crushing him between the desk and the forklift. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured hip.
2021-11-04	Bronx	Ny	Montefiore Medical Center	Knee(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was walking through the pantry area when they slipped on water, resulting in a knee injury that required surgery.
2021-09-22	Bronx	Ny	Guytec Steel Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
The injured employee was standing on a precast plank. A weld was cut from the plank causing it and the injured employee to fall about 10 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip.
2021-08-12	Bronx	Ny	Montefiore Medical Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee's left ring finger was caught in a door jamb and amputated.
2021-07-21	Bronx	Ny	El Sol Contracting	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was working at a demolition site. A steel beam struck the employee's lower right leg, breaking it.
2021-07-15	Bronx	Ny	A. Duie Pyle, Inc.	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was unloading freight using an electric pallet jack. While backing up the pallet jack collided with a rack. The employee's arm and wrist were caught between the pallet jack handle and the metal rack, resulting in injuries.
2021-07-06	Bronx	Ny	G.A.L. Manufacturing Company, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a punch press when his right hand was caught in the point of operation resulting in a crushed right index finger.
2021-05-11	Bronx	Ny	Kraus Enterprises Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was picking up construction debris and loading it onto a hand truck. The employee suffered a pinched nerve in the back, as well as a slipped disk.
2021-05-10	Bronx	Ny	Riverbay Corporation	Wrist(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was using a chain hoist to lift a mattress from a lower floor. The employee fell through a hole in the floor he was working on and impacted a concrete floor that was 18 feet below. The employee sustained a broken wrist.
2021-04-26	Bronx	Ny	Krasdale Foods, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee shrink wrapped a pallet of selected cases of product and began to transport the pallet toward the shipping dock area using a pallet jack when they collided with the forks of a stationary forklift, resulting in a lower right leg fracture.
2021-04-11	Bronx	Ny	Healthcare Services Group, Inc.	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While navigating a hand cart, an employee's right leg was caught under the cart. The employee tripped and fell to the floor, suffering a broken left leg/knee.
2021-03-11	Bronx	Ny	Cogen Electrical Services Inc.	Hand(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking through rooms after connecting lights to make sure the lights were working when he fell on broken tiles that were on the floor, resulting in a broken left hand.
2021-02-26	Bronx	Ny	Bronx Harbor Health Care Complex Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a wet floor and fell, injuring his right hip. A hematoma developed on the hip and he was hospitalized.
2021-02-01	Bronx	Ny	Empire City Subway	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
An employee was driving a backhoe to remove snow when the front loader arm got caught on an elevated sewer casting that was covered in snow, causing the backhoe to stop abruptly. The employee was propelled forward, impacting his chest on the steering wheel. The employee sustained a fractured sternum and a contusion to his chest.
2021-01-08	Bronx	Ny	SIMS Metal East, LLC	Scalp	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was at the rear of a dump truck, inspecting its load. As the dump body was lowered, the chain securing the tailgate disconnected from the chain lock, enabling the tailgate to swing free and strike the employee from behind. He was knocked to the ground and suffered a laceration to the top of head that required sutures and staples. He was hospitalized.
2020-09-24	Bronxville	Ny	Trolio Landscaping Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking out of a box truck when he lost balance and fell. He put his arms out and his left hand caught on the truck loading ramp. The middle and ring fingers were crushed to the nailbed.
2020-09-01	Bronx	Ny	Skanska ECCO Joint Venture	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
At around 4:40 AM, two employees were hooking up an air compressor to the back of a pickup truck. Due to wet weather, the injured employee's hand slipped, causing the end of the compressor to fall, pinching his left middle finger between the arm of the compressor hitch and the top of his boot. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the middle fingertip.
2020-03-31	Bronx	New York	Nassau Provisions Kosher Food Inc.	Foot (feet)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was using a pallet jack to pull a pallet of goods off a truck. He fell off the back of the truck and broke both his feet.
2020-03-16	Bronx	New York	Oneteam Restoration Inc	Shoulder(s) and back	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While moving a dust vacuum an employee tripped over the vacuum's cord and fell 3.5 feet. The employee sustained pain in their back and shoulder.
2020-02-14	Bronx	New York	AMERICAN HOUSEWARES MFG. CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
After repairing a power press machine, an employee began to operate it. The clutch pin was not positioned properly and eventually slipped off, causing the press to come down twice in rapid succession and amputate the employee's left thumb and index finger.
2020-01-06	Bronx	New York	LENDLEASE (US) CONSTRUCTION LMB INC.	Ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On, January 6, 2020, an employee was unloading a steel delivery of 15' 9'' long "I" beams. After the steel was taken off the truck by a forklift, it was set down on two A-frames and rolled to a storage location by two employees. There was one employee on each A-frame. The steel on the A-frames was on uneven ground near a curb and sewer drain while the employees waited for help to remove it from the A-frames and place it on the ground. While waiting, one employee walked in between the A-frame and
2019-09-11	Bronx	New York	Global Partners in Shielding, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was conducting repairs in an MRI room when he made contact with a live electrical wire and suffered a severe electrical shock.
2019-08-29	Bronx	New York	Empire Super Structure Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee's thumb on his left hand was amputated while using a circular saw.
2019-08-01	Bronx	New York	AWISCO NY Corp	Skull	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was loading a steel cylinder cradle onto a forklift when the cradle slipped off the forks and hit the back of his head and other parts of his body. He suffered a fractured skull.
2019-07-22	Bronx	New York	Structural Preservation Systems	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
The injured employee was kneeling beside a core drill in order to put water on it while another employee was drilling a 2" diameter hole into the bonded overlay. The core drill seized up in the concrete, causing the entire drill to spin, striking the kneeling employee on his left side and throwing him into the foundation wall. The employee sustained contusions to his knee and elbow.
2019-07-09	Bronx	New York	Structural Preservation Systems, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was mixing concrete using a drill with a paddle attachment. The employee's right middle finger got caught in the drill and the fingertip was amputated.
2019-05-27	Bronx	New York	Legends Hospitality, LLC	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was getting food from the walk-in refrigerator when she slipped on the wet rubber floor mat and fell backwards, hitting her head and back on a large metal keg of beer. She was hospitalized with a concussion and back strain.
2019-05-16	Bronx	New York	Quality Tile Corp.	Brain	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was pulling out a marble slab when the slab leaned on the employee's head, causing a head injury.
2019-04-18	Bronx	New York	Cranetown Media	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee tripped on a crack in the sidewalk, fell, and fractured his left femur. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2019-03-29	Bronx	New York	Verizon	Arm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
An employee working in a bucket of bucket truck approximately 16 feet above the ground was securing a steel support strand to a building facade when a tractor trailer hit the steel support strand. It detached from the building and struck the employee causing a broken right arm and facial lacerations.
2019-03-29	Bronx	New York	ROCKLEDGE SCAFFOLD CORP.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attaching a base frame and mast section together on a hoist when his right middle fingertip was caught between the base frame and mast section, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-03-18	Bronx	New York	Giaquinto Masonry, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell about 6 feet while dismantling scaffolding and suffered a broken right tibia.
2019-02-03	Bronx	New York	BRONX ZOO	Eye(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a stool and sustained a right eye socket fracture.
2019-01-22	Bronx	New York	Team Risk Management Strategies	Face	Other fall to lower level
A caregiver fell down a flight of stairs while taking the trash out of a resident's apartment. She suffered broken facial bones and was hospitalized.
2019-01-14	Bronx	New York	Gary Plastics Packaging Corp.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery
On 01/14/19, an employee was working on an injection molding machine and packing plastic parts when a piece of plastic fell to the floor. She bent down to pick it up and her scarf became caught in a grinding machine bearing, resulting in her being choked and suffering lacerations. She was hospitalized.
2018-08-06	Bronx	New York	Iron Mountain Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall, slip, trip
An employee fell and became wedged between a conveyor and the inside of a mobile shredding truck. The employee lost consciousness.
2018-07-02	Bronx	New York	Allstate Interiors Flooring of NY Inc	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing gypsum from a pump trailer machine's hopper while standing on the machine's auger. The machine started unexpectedly and twisted his right foot into the opening below the auger. His first toe was badly damaged, the second was partially cut off, and the third was lacerated. The machine was off but had been switched to an automatic setting at the time of the incident.
2018-06-25	Bronx	New York	Action Environmental Systems, LLC	Foot (feet)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was walking on a conveyor belt when his left foot went through the conveyor belt and was fractured. He was hospitalized.
2018-06-19	Bronx	New York	CSC Service Works	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking down the hall near the laundry room of an apartment complex when he slipped on the floor and did a split, injuring his leg muscle.
2018-05-09	Bronx	New York	PASCAP CO. INC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
A maintenance employee was walking between buildings during his shift when he tripped on the curb and fell, breaking his upper left leg.
2018-03-19	Bronx	New York	Riverbay Corporation	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was drilling a hole into a wall from a 3-foot ladder when he pulled the drill back and lost his balance, falling off the ladder and injuring his right heel.
2018-02-26	Bronx	New York	Baldor Specialty Foods*	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove food that was stuck in a scallion machine when her left hand contacted the blade, amputating her pointer, middle, index, and pinky fingers. The machine was unguarded at the time.
2018-02-14	Bronx	New York	MANHATTAN BEER DISTRIBUTORS, LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was removing a shelf from within a delivery truck. The shelf fell and cut the employee's right foot.
2018-02-12	Bronx	New York	Clay Avenue Development, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee received an electric shock on his right hand while he was plugging an extension cord to a grinder machine and the extension cord contacted the wet floor. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-10-10	Bronxville	New York	AVI Food Systems	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to light a stove's pilot light when the stove lid came down and amputated the employee's middle fingertip.
2017-09-20	Bronx	New York	VERIZON	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a ladder while descending from a telephone pole, fracturing both ankles.
2017-09-10	Bronx	New York	STOP & SHOP	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was inside a freezer relocating a case weighing approximately 15 pounds from the wall onto a transport cart when he slipped on a small patch of ice and fell, fracturing his left ankle.
2017-08-15	Bronx	New York	Unitec Elevator Company	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was using a dolly cart to move an armature that weighed approximately 1,500 pounds when the cart tilted and struck him above the ankle, breaking his leg and ankle.
2017-07-24	Bronx	New York	Riverbay Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was holding a door jam while his partner was drilling a metal plate into the bottom of the jam when the door became dislodged and slammed on his two middle fingers, amputating them.
2017-07-21	Bronx	New York	New York Plumbing Heating Cooling Corp.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee was connecting a 2-inch pipe in a ceiling using hand tools and a drop light when he received an electric shock.
2017-07-11	Bronx	New York	US Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee plugged a carrier case light into an extension cord that was defective and received an electrical shock. He was hospitalized.
2017-05-30	Bronx	New York	MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder working on a piece of equipment when he fell off and hit his head on the wall.
2017-05-13	Bronxville	New York	NY Presbyterian/ Lawrence Hospital	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on a sidewalk grate, fracturing his left ankle.
2017-04-04	Bronx	New York	Baco Enterprises	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was assisting an operator with plasma cutting when a metal splinter went through the employee's glove and into his right thumb. The employee was hospitalized for an infection.
2017-03-23	Bronx	New York	Security Management Systems Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee wearing gloves was drilling a hole in an exterior wall when the drill became jammed. While trying to unjam the drill, the employee's left pinky was caught and amputated by the rotating drill bit.
2017-03-03	Bronx	New York	NYC Crane, Hoist and Rigging LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading scaffold planking from a truck when the load shifted and a plank fell striking the employee's back. The employee suffered a spinal injury, broken jaw and bruises.
2017-01-14	Bronx	New York	El Sol Contracting	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was walking up the ramp of an equipment trailer when the grating on the ramp suddenly gave way and his foot fell through the ramp grating fracturing the lower right leg.
2016-09-23	Bronx	New York	Posillico Civil Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee grinded a steel pipe that was approximately 24" in diameter x 40' long. An excavator machine with a nylon strap then raised the pipe. One end of the strap was connected to the excavator machine and the other end of the strap was around the pipe. During the pipe raising, one end of the pipe came free and struck the employee's left leg, breaking it below the knee.
2016-09-15	Bronx	New York	Anheuser Busch	Multiple body parts	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was operating a walkie rider machine. When he hit the throttle (accelerator), the machine jumped back and pinched him against a concrete wall, fracturing and lacerating his right foot, right ankle, and chin. He was hospitalized.
2016-09-07	Bronx	New York	The Home Depot Inc.	Elbow(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was bringing down a pallet of merchandise with a reach truck. While lowering the merchandise, her right harm caught a piece of metal, lacerating her right elbow.
2016-09-01	Bronx	New York	A-porcel Trading Company	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
The employee was on the top rung of an 8-foot step ladder counting end of the month inventory and fell. The employee struck his right arm and hand during the fall and suffered an orbital fracture and concussion upon impact with the concrete floor.
2016-08-31	Bronx	New York	RIVERBAY CORP.	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped up the stairs from the basement and fractured his right elbow.
2016-08-19	Bronx	New York	RIVERBAY CORP.	Arm(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was pushing a garbage dumpster and began to feel lightheaded. The employee blacked out and fell to ground. The employee complained of pain in his left arm and was admitted to the hospital.
2016-07-18	Bronx	New York	Pep Boys, Store # 258	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a vehicle operated by another employee in the parking lot. The employee suffered broken ribs.
2016-06-27	Bronx	New York	OTIS ELEVATOR CO.	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
While taking measurements, an employee was struck on the head by an elevator bracket, suffering a concussion.
2016-06-23	Bronx	New York	Avondale Care Group, LLC.	Foot (feet)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was taking down the garbage when she slipped and fell down the lobby stairs, injuring her right foot.
2016-06-23	Bronx	New York	Monadnock Construction Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was in an elevator toward the rear of the car when a mason began to enter the elevator with an electric pallet jack that was loaded with a pallet of bricks. The mason lost control of the loaded pallet jack and struck the employee in the stomach, pinning him between the bricks and the rear elevator gate. He was hospitalized.
2016-05-22	Bronx	New York	MFM Contracting Corp.	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A piece of metal from a crusher machine splintered off during routine maintenance and hit an employee's right eye.
2016-05-19	Bronx	New York	ALLIED METAL SPINNING CORP.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's right index finger was amputated while operating a press machine.
2016-04-06	Bronx	New York	UniverSoul Circus d/b/a Soul Circus, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was placing a tiger in a cage when his right hand struck the cage housing. He experienced bruising and discomfort and was hospitalized.
2016-03-18	Bronx	New York	White Castle System, Inc.	Pelvic region	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking around a coworker in the kitchen area when she tripped and fell, injuring her right groin area.
2016-01-14	Bronx	New York	Zion Contracting, LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
While descending an A-frame ladder, an employee lost his balance and fell. He landed sideways and broke his right ankle, requiring hospitalization.
2015-12-30	Bronx	New York	Amber Llight Electtric Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An electrician leaned an unopened, 8-foot A-frame ladder against a wall. He climbed the unopened ladder, over reached, lost his balance, and fell. He was treated for four hairline fractures to his vertebrae.
2015-11-11	Bronx	New York	Walsingham Construction, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee using a 4 ft. high A-frame ladder missed a step coming down and reached out to grab a metal stud, cutting the palm of his left hand.
2015-11-06	Bronx	New York	Adams European Contracting Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was injured when he lost his balance and fell from a supporting scaffold onto a milk crate. He was hospitalized with lower back injuries.
2015-08-13	Bronx	New York	Schuster Meat Corp	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's right-hand pinky fingertip was amputated while working on a screw conveyor.
2015-08-12	Bronx	New York	RIVERBAY CORP.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the blades of a lawn mower. The mower jumped and severed four fingers on his left hand.
2015-07-29	Bronx	New York	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee delivering mail felt dizzy and passed out. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress.
2015-06-08	Bronx	New York	AUTOZONE	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee getting change out of a safe closed the safe door on her right thumb. Her right thumb was crushed, and the entire nail bed came off.
2015-05-26	Bronx	New York	Sweet Sams Baking Company, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee experienced an amputation injury around 10:50 A.M. on 5/26/2015.
2015-05-21	Bronx	New York	Jetro Holdings LLC	Nonclassifiable	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee being trained on pallet-jack operation crashed against pallets.
2015-05-12	Bronx	New York	Skanska USA Civil Northeast Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee broke his leg tripping over light-pole foundation footing while trying to run out of the way of a falling security fence.
2015-04-24	Bronx	New York	Velex	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was holding a piece of string connected to a drill bit; when the drill cycled, it partially amputated the employee's right index finger.
2015-03-05	Bronx	New York	Secure Self Storage	Hand(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
Employee cut his hand while moving a glass tabletop from a storage container to a garbage dumpster.
2015-02-19	Bronx	New York	DeFoe Corp.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Employee fell approximately 7 feet off a highway retaining wall while lowering a jackhammer.
2015-02-15	Bronx	New York	CVS Albany LLC.	Face	Intentional injury by other person
Employee was assaulted near the main entrance door by a customer. Employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the face, requiring stiches.
2015-02-06	Bronx	New York	Tully Construction, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee was walking to work when he slipped on ice bruising his right hip.